Adjustable coat and hat rack.



- WITNESSES 0. H. GENTRY.

ADJUSTABLE COAT AND HAT RACK. APPLlCATIO N FILED MAR. 27. IQIB.

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OLIVER HOWARD GEIN'JLJRY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW' YORK.

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Application filed March 27, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVER ll-I. GENTRY, a citizen of the United 'States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Coat and Hat Racks, of which the follow ing is a specification.

This invention relates to furniture, and more especially to hat and coat racks; and the object of the same is to produce an article of this kind intended to take the place of the ordinary tree but having features of adjustability whereby it may be stood in an apartment and attached to the ceiling so that it cannot be knocked over. A fur ther object is to improve the details of structure, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and as shown in the drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of this device complete, partly broken away,

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional detail, taken about on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

The base 1 of this device may have any suitable ornamentation and configuration, and from it rise a plurality of upright standards 9. connected at their upper end by a head piece 3 having at its center a loop 1-. Through the latter is slidably mounted the upper member 5 of a post or pillar, its upper end by preference having a transverse tongue 6 entering a notch 7 within a cap plate 8 secured beneath the ceiling as seen, or possibly resting against the ceiling when said upper member is moved or pressed upward by means to be described. The base and headpiece are further connected by a pair of upright guide rods 9 disposed on opposite sides of the post and of course on opposite sides of the loop 4. l/Vhile not so shown, there may be four standards and guide rods, but I prefer two of each. The lower member 15 of the post alines with and preferably conforms in configuration to that of the upper member, and is herein shown as somewhat shorter. It has screw eyes 19 at its sides slidably mounted on said guide rods 9. Its upper end passes into a sleeve or collar 14 which is permanently attached as at 13 to the lower end of the upper member, and between the two members is interposed. a coiled expansive spring 12 for holding them normally distended as far as possible.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 225,015.

If the lower member should rest upon the base, the force of this spring would lift the upper member and engage it with the cap plate 8 so that the entire structure would be held upright and prevented from being knocked over; but when the ceiling is higher than is illustrated in Fig. 1, it becomes necessary to raise the lower member 15 of the post before the spring comes into action, and in raising the same the eyes 19 and guides 9 are useful although some means must be provided for holding the lower member in adjusted and elevated position.

The lower extremity of the lower member is reduced and flattened to form a tongue 16, and secured to opposite sides thereof are the upper leaves 17 of two hinges, their lower leaves 18 being elongated laterally as best seen in Fig. 1 and passing astride the guide rods 9 as best seen in Fig. 2. A bolt 19 having a winged nut 20 on its threaded end now connects the two leaves 18 at apoint considerably below the tongue 16, and when this nut is set up tight it is obvious that these leaves are drawn toward each other and their extremities are gripped upon the guide rods 9. Therefore when the device is to be adjusted to higher ceilings than as illustrated in Fig. 1, the two members of the post are run up in the main frame, the upper member sliding through the loop at and the eyes 19 of the lower member traveling on the guides 9, and when they have reached their upper limit and the spring 12 has been put under considerable tension, the wing nut 20 is set up to clamp the leaves 18 againstthe guides and to hold the parts in this position. Details of the features for support ing hats, coats, and other garments are hardly necessary. I have shown pegs 21 on which hats may be hung. I have also shown arms 22 pivoted at 23 to the upper portion of the post 5 and adapted to carry coat hangers 24 and the like. may be raised by means of cords or ropes 25 attached to the arms at 26 and over pulleys 27 on the post and then downward to fasteners 28 on the standards 2 and within reach of an operator standing on the floor. Therefore either arm may be let down, the coat on its hanger attached, and then the arm raised so that the garment is elevated off the floor and out of a position where it is struck by persons passing. In fact, the arm and the garment may be raised so high that the pegs 21 are disclosed and uncovered for These arms Patented duty 9., 191.9. i

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may be consldered the preferred, or approved for-m ofmy invention. It is to be understood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangement and combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is '1. In a rack of the type described, the combination with a skeleton structure having within it a pair of upright guide rods, and a loop in its upper portion between said rods;- of a two-part post whereof the upper member passes movably through said loop and the lower member has eyes slidably mounted on said guides, an expansive spring interposed between the adjacent ends of said members, and means for fastening the lower member to the guide rods after it has been raised.

2. In a rack of. the type described, the combination with a skeleton structure having within it a pair of upright guide rods, and a loop in its upperportion between said r0ds;'of a two-part post whereof the upper member passes movably through said loop and the lower member has eyes slidably mounted on said guides, an expansive spring interposed between the adjacent ends of said members, a collar secured to the'upper member and inclosing the spring and the upper end of the lower member, and clamping meanson the latter for engaging said guides after the lower member hasbeen raised sufficiently to put the spring under tension.

3.,In a rack of the type'described, the

, combination with a base, and a. pair of upright guides rising therefrom; of a twopart post whereof the upper member engages the ceilingand the lower member has eyes slidably mounted on said guides, an expansive spring interposed between said members, a collar secured to one member and inclosing the spring and the adjacent end of the other member, and clamping means on the lower member for engaging said rods after it' has been. raised sufliciently to put the spring under tension.

4;. In a structure of the type described, the combination with a skeleton framework having upright guides, a post made in two parts whereof the uppermost is movable between said guides and above the structure and the lowermost is slidably mounted on said guides, an expansive spring between the contiguous ends of said members, and a housinginclosing the same; of a pair of hinges whose upper leaves are secured to the lower end of the lower members and whose lower leaves are elongated to pass astride said guides, and a clamp bolt through said lower leaves and having a winged nut on its threaded end, for the purpose set forth.

5. I11 a hat and coat rack, the combination with a base, upright standards rising therefrom, a head piece connecting them and having a loop, and guides connecting the head piece and base; of a two-part post whose upper member extends loosely through said loop and whose lower member is disposed beneath the upper member and guided on said guides, means for holding the lower member raised, the upper end of the upper member having a transverse tongue, and a cap plate adapted to contact with the ceiling and having a transverse notch engaged by said tongue.

6. In a garment hanger of the type de scribed, the combination with a base, a skeleton structure thereon, a telescopic post, and means for projecting the upper member of the post above said structure into contact with the ceiling; of arms pivotally mounted on said post above said structure and having means for the attachment of coat racks, and lifting means attached to said arms and led downward to fasteners on the structure within reach of an operator on the floor, for the purpose set forth.

7. In a garment hanger of the type described, the combination with a skeleton structure, a post, and means for projecting the post above said structure into contact with the ceiling; of arms pivotally mounted on said post above said structure and having means for the attachment of coat racks, and lifting cords attached to said arms and led over pulleys on the post and downward to fasteners on the structure within reach of an operator on the floor, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OLIVER HOVVAR-D GENTR Y.

Witnesses:

BERTHA M. CoMro, JOHN F. MARTIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

